Chapter 212 A Clear Blood Fingerprint
Although a system plug-in reduced the difficulty of the attack to a minimum, it still caused certain casualties to the police officers responsible for the arrest.
Guan Xia discovered this after the crowd of onlookers was completely dispersed and the blocked traffic began to flow again.
She and Pang Le looked at Qi Bai in shock as he covered the wound on his arm that was still bleeding. It looked like he had been injured for a while, and some areas of his clothes were stained red.
After the shock subsided, the four people who remained in the car got out. Guan Xia subconsciously glanced at Xu Nian, then at Jiang Yingyao and Wang Yu, who were still cleaning up. After making sure they were all alright, she turned to Qi Bai and asked, "What happened? Is it serious? Did you call an ambulance? There's so much blood lost, let's go to the hospital for stitches first."
Qi Bai tried to move his arm as if nothing had happened, but after just a few movements, he hissed in pain. His expression twisted slightly, and he said with some embarrassment, "It's okay, just a minor injury, really, just a flesh wound. If you don't believe me, ask Captain Xu. I was just unlucky and got pulled, but no broken bones. A few stitches and two days of rest will be fine. It's much less serious than the fracture I had last time."
Although Qi Bai acted as if nothing had happened, several people looked at Xu Nian. It was not until Xu Nian nodded and said that it was indeed a minor injury that they all breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
Zhong Xiaoyu strolled over and glanced at the wound through Qi Bai's fingers, and said with a sigh, "Young man, your skills are not good enough. Guan Xia has already given you so much instructions, and you still can't react quickly enough to get scratched. It seems that after the case is over, your captain Xu will force you to train to death."
Qi Bai glanced at Xu Nian anxiously, then curled his lips and said helplessly, "I've been running around a lot lately. My physical fitness has improved, but my skills have definitely fallen behind. There's no need for Captain Xu to keep an eye on me. I'll go practice more on my own when I get back."
It seemed that he felt a little embarrassed. Qi Bai's face turned red as he spoke. He probably felt that Guan Xia had caught all the suspects, but he failed when it came to the action.
Guan Xia changed the subject at the right moment, looking around at the other people who came to support him, and asked, "Are there any other injured? Have they been captured?"
Xu Nian had been looking at Qi Bai thoughtfully, but Guan Xia's question immediately diverted his attention. He replied, "Only Qi Bai was scratched. Everyone else is intact and we've captured them. Besides the four you mentioned earlier, there's another attacker. His skills are clearly not ordinary. He was the one who inflicted Qi Bai's wound. It took four or five of us working together to apprehend him in a short time."
Four or five people together were able to injure Qi Bai. Even though Guan Xia was mentally prepared, he was still surprised.
Pang Le said, "It seems that Guan Xia's previous guess was correct. Such a powerful person must be no small figure. I guess he is really a professional killer like Lu Manqing who was silenced before."
Pang Le turned his head and glanced at Qi Bai, then added, "Qi Bai was only scratched, which is really lucky. After all, the people in that organization like to kill with one blow. If the reinforcements hadn't arrived quickly, we might not have been able to capture him with just a few of us."
If it weren't for Guan Xia, who had no ability to protect himself, the other seven might have a chance of winning if they tried their best. But Guan Xia's presence was everyone's weak spot, so they had no choice but to give up all risky actions. Fortunately, the task force's action team was ready to support them at any time, so they didn't need to take any real risks.
Glancing at Qi Bai, who was still bleeding, everyone felt a little relieved. Guan Xia then asked, "Although it's only a minor injury, with this level of blood loss, we need to rush to the hospital. Let's go now. Once we've treated the wound, we can head to the local police station to investigate the case as soon as possible."
As soon as Guan Xia finished speaking, Qi Bai hurriedly said, "No need. I just asked Captain Xu to ask. The forensic doctor at the Nancheng District police station we're going to is working overtime tonight. It's just a small wound. Let the forensic doctor sew it up casually. Don't let it affect our investigation plan."
Guan Xia looked at Xu Nian inquiringly. Xu Nian nodded again after receiving her gaze and said, "He urged me to ask as soon as he was injured. There is indeed a forensic doctor working overtime. He is a senior forensic doctor. It is easy for him to deal with this superficial injury."
Guan Xia knew that Xu Nian, as the captain, would not joke with the lives of his team members, so he said, "Okay, there are only two intersections left, so let's go now. If we keep bleeding, Qi Bai will become anemic."
So a group of people stayed behind with the support personnel to clean up the mess, while the others jogged into the car, almost driving it to the sky. In just four or five minutes, they arrived at the Nancheng District Branch.
Several people surrounded Qi Bai and went to the forensic office to treat his wounds. While waiting, Guan Xia leaned against the wall in the corridor. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked the system in her mind, "Oh, system, when you activated it before, you introduced this world as a fusion of criminal investigation and fiction. Since it's a criminal investigation, there must be a male and female protagonist. Are there any male and female protagonists among the people I know?"
Guan Xia asked while guessing in her heart. She subconsciously ignored the group of people she knew after being with them for a long time, but when she thought about it carefully, each of them was very outstanding. Even Qi Bai looked a little silly from time to time, but compared with other people of the same age, he was also excellent, not to mention Pang Le who won the world championship at a young age and Xu Nian who was the captain of the criminal police squadron before he was thirty years old.
The figures of other people kept flashing through Guan Xia's mind. After thinking about it, she felt that even if each of them was not the protagonist, they were at least supporting roles with important parts.
Almost instantly, the system interface popped up in Guan Xia's mind, with line after line of text flashing rapidly.
Guan Xia read each word with great interest. At first, he was in a good mood, but as he read on, he became uncontrollably depressed.
There are indeed male and female protagonists, as well as supporting characters around her, but to Guan Xia's surprise, the ending is not as good as she had imagined. After all, it is a criminal investigation novel, with justice, evil, salvation, and sacrifice.
Guan Xia's eyes fell on the names of the last few sacrifices and could not be moved away for a long time. Although evil did not prevail over good in the end, it was a tragic ending.
Guan Xia instinctively glanced at Ji An, and then subconsciously looked for Xu Nian, but when she couldn't find him, she realized that Xu Nian had accompanied Qi Bai into the forensic room to treat his wounds.
Perhaps because Guan Xia's expression was a little unusual, Ji An and Pang Le noticed it quickly. They turned to look at her and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Guan Xia shook her head. Ji An came over, touched her forehead, and then touched her face. He lowered his voice and asked, "Are you scared? Then have something sweet to calm your nerves. After we finish understanding the case later, we will go to the guesthouse to check in and rest."
As Ji An spoke, he took out a candy from his pocket and put it into Guan Xia's hand. Guan Xia subconsciously peeled it and put it in her mouth, then she realized that since when, everyone around her seemed to have developed the habit of preparing candy.
Guan Xia was indeed frightened by the tragic ending predicted by the system, but it was just words after all. Seeing Ji An standing vividly in front of her, his eyes filled with her image, and the comfort of sweets, Guan Xia's tense mood gradually calmed down. She asked curiously, "Guesthouse? Are we staying in a guesthouse this time?"
Ji An patted Guan Xia on the back soothingly, then hummed and said, "Before, we stayed in a hotel for convenience and because there wasn't much danger. But this time is different. We never know when we might be attacked again, so Wang Yu applied to stay at the military district's guesthouse. It's very close, only a ten-minute drive away."
Guan Xia sighed, "The military district guesthouse." He felt safe just hearing that.
Pang Le also sighed, and then asked: "Don't the police have a guesthouse? Why are we staying in the military district guesthouse?"
Ji An explained, "Because the public security system travels a lot, the room is always full. We can fit a few of us in, but it's difficult to put rooms together. It's even possible that one person would live on each floor. For convenience and safety reasons, the task force finally arranged for us to stay in the military district guesthouse. Anyway, at least we don't have to worry when we rest."
Guan Xia said: "The arrangements made by the task force are really thoughtful."
"After all, we are capable," Zhong Xiaoyu said with a smile, "As long as we are capable, others will solve the problem before we are troubled."
Pang Le looked at Zhong Xiaoyu and nodded in agreement, as if he had experienced it himself. Guan Xia just forced a smile. Although the sound of everyone chatting diverted her attention, when she looked at Ji An, she couldn't help but think of the story outline of one of the criminal investigation books told to her by the system.
Pang Le is the heroine, Lu Tingfeng is the hero, and except for Guan Xia, the rest of the team are supporting characters centered on Pang Le and Lu Tingfeng in the story. Wu Yang's criminal organization still exists, but Meng Lan's name is gone. She has become an insignificant one among the countless members of that organization.
Unlike the current situation, the organization led by Wu Yang in Wenli was discovered when Pang Le was 28 years old, which was three years later.
Lu Tingfeng accidentally got a clue about his sister's case. He persevered and used all means to track it down, and then discovered the behemoth.
During the investigation, they gradually discovered that the case Ji An was investigating was also related to that organization. Lu Tingfeng knew that they were like an ant trying to shake a tree or a mantis trying to stop a chariot on their own, so he took the initiative to ask for help from his former superior, the Directorate. Later, Xu Nian and his squadron were also involved and started playing against that organization together.
Pang Le is the unlucky girl who is targeted by a pervert in the criminal organization throughout the whole story. She escapes from danger and kills the pervert many times. She meets Lu Tingfeng by accident and joins the crime-solving team by chance. She occupies a very important position in the team with her super high combat power. It can be said that everyone in the team except Zhong Xiaoyu has been saved by her.
But such a team that had wisdom, strategy and force ended up with three deaths, one disability and four injuries.
According to the story summary provided by the system, Xu Nian, Ji An, and Qi Bai died, Jiang Yingyao's spinal nerves were damaged, and although the remaining people were alive, they were also seriously injured and took half a year to recover. The entire team was almost wiped out.
Of course, the criminal organization with Wu Yang as the core was uprooted, and he and several of his closest people were sent to hell by the crime-solving team.
The crucial shot that killed Wu Yang was fired by Pang Le. She originally aimed at the legs and shoulders, but somehow the shot at the legs missed, while the shot at the shoulder hit Wu Yang's heart cleanly, causing him to die in a dramatic way similar to many victims killed by criminal organizations.
Guan Xia was so absorbed in her recollections that she didn't even notice Qi Bai had finished treating the wound and Xu Nian had come out of the forensic room. It wasn't until Xu Nian called her several times and Pang Le gently nudged her arm that she came to her senses. She looked at Xu Nian, then at Qi Bai, and said a little slowly, "You guys are out? How is it? How did the doctor say to sew up Qi Bai's wound?"
Guan Xia didn't care much about these things at first, but after reading the novel summary provided by the system, he always felt that it was unlucky to say this sentence together, so he changed the wording in the key place.
The others might have also found it strange to have their wounds stitched up by the medical examiner, so they adapted well to Guan Xia's temporary change of words. Qi Bai, in particular, gave Guan Xia a somewhat touching look before gently shaking his arm and saying, "It was just a flesh wound. They disinfected it, gave me six stitches, and then sent me off. They just told me to avoid water, avoid strenuous exercise, and to avoid certain foods. That was all."
Guan Xia was still terrified by Qi Bai's injury, but after learning about his original fate, she felt that he was lucky to have only suffered minor injuries. She nodded and said, "That's good, but Xiaoyu was right. When you have time later, you should practice hard. The same goes for Xu Nian, Sister Ji, and Brother Jiang. When you have time, you should all practice."
Xu Nian was fine when his name was called out suddenly, but Ji An and Jiang Yingyao couldn't help but look at each other, feeling a little strange.
Pang Le also found it strange. He hugged Guan Xia and asked with a strange look on his face, "Why did you bring this up so suddenly? Did you have a premonition? Did you sense that someone was going to get hurt?"
Guan Xia was just thinking that what she said before was a little inappropriate and was about to say something to make up for it, but Pang Le very tacitly provided her with a reasonable excuse. After hesitating for only a second, Guan Xia nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't feel that way before, but ever since Qi Bai was injured, I always have a bad feeling."
As Guan Xia spoke, she looked suggestively at Xu Nian, Ji An and Jiang Yingyao, fully expressing her importance of this premonition.
Guan Xia's intuition has always been sharp and accurate. Qi Bai, who originally didn't care much, now looked serious. Xu Nian even said, "Okay, we will pay attention. When we have time later, we will practice more."
Guan Xia waited for Xu Nian to finish speaking and then looked at Ji An. Only when Ji An also made a solemn promise did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Because of time constraints, Qi Bai had no time to rest after treating his wounds, so Xu Nian took the lead and had a brief conversation with the criminal police captain of the local police station, and then sat in the meeting room of the Nancheng District police station, which had a similar decoration.
When they entered, the conference table was already piled high with information and case files. It seemed that the Nancheng Branch had been informed beforehand and took it very seriously, which was why they had retrieved all the case-related information in such a short time.
After everyone sat down one by one, Guan Xia couldn't wait to ask, "Captain Chen, I want to ask, in the rainy night murder case of 0523, did the murderer leave any important evidence at the crime scene?"
Guan Xia's issue was also what everyone was most concerned about. Upon hearing this, they all looked at the tall and thin middle-aged detective nervously.
Captain Chen was sorting through the documents he was preparing to distribute. He paused for a moment, then met everyone's expectant gazes and replied, "Yes, a relatively clear blood fingerprint."
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